Road-drag.



G. O. EMERSON.

ROAD DRAG.

MPLIOATION FILED MAR. 1, 1911.

Patented 00L. 1'?, 19H.

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axle 15 and being so constructed as to permit the axle to be readilyturned in steering, and as shown, the rear ends of the beams aresuitably supported upon the axle` A support 1.6 is secured to the beamsmidway between the epds thereof. This support is ar anged in parallelrelation with respect to the rear axle and it has mounted thereon a rockshaft 1T having dependingr ends 1S which are formed to provide eyes l)to which the rings 20 of the adjusting chains Q1 are secured, aplurality of such chains, preferably three, being suitably connected toeach of the members l and 2 of the drag, preferably at the center. Therock shaft i7 is provided with al Controlling handle which is providedwith a spring; eontrolled pawl Q3 to engagel the rack segment 24 on thebeams B. rl`his construction is such that the drag may be elevated abovethe surface of 'the lground at the will ot the operator.

While a specific form of wagen has been described, it is obvious thatthe drag as constructed and described herein can be readily fitted toany well known form ot wagon ol a design which will permit the drag tobe disjosed between the front and rear axles, the axles being spacedsutlieiently to permit relative movement of the drag sections betweenthe front and rear wheels and to allow the ends of the drag sections toprotrude from the sides ot the wagon, as clearly shown'in the drawings.The draft chain is such that when the dragr is drawn forwardly vthemembers l and 2 thereotl will be moved toward each other, In operation1the rear bars 4 of the members l and 2 operate as drapl comprising'flexibly connected with each other` at their rear ends, a` draft chainconnected with the members at the front ends thereof and operating tomove the. members toward each other. and bumpers at the inner ends ofthe members extentling' throughout their length above the plane ot thescraping surfaces ot the members.

*2. rl"he combination with a vehicle, ot a road drag' locatedtherebeneath and supported thereby and embodyingr angularly adjustablerelatively movable members, aud bumpers at the inner ends of the memberscontacting with each other and having their lower surfaces disposedabove the plane et the lower surfaces of the nien'ibers.

3. The combination with a Wheeled vehicle, ot a. road dragcomprisingrelatively movable members disposed between the front and rearaxles ot' the vehicle, chains having their forward endsconnected to the-members and having their rear ends adjustably connected to the rearaxle for holding the members at an angle to eaeh other, and a drattchain having' liortions connected with the members and having a portionconnected with the front axle of the vehicle.

ln testimony whereo't' l ailix my signature iu presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE O. EMERSON. lll/Titnesses Pnnon FUL'roN, hlvn'riin FULTON.

